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The Waterboys announce UK dates for autumn 2017

March 30, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Mike Scott’s Scottish folk legends (and we don’t use that word lightly) The Waterboys have signed to BMG Records and will release a brand-new studio album later in the year. Further details will be announced soon, […]

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Hiss Golden Messenger to release series of live recordings

March 30, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

We’re big fans of HGM here at AUK so this is a nice little treat to see the month out. Paste report: “Taking a cue from the Grateful Dead’s legendary Dick’s Picks series, Hiss Golden Messenger […]

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Gin Blossoms reflect on their classic album 25 years on

March 30, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

If you’ve never heard “New Miserable Experience” and you want a new not all that miserable experience, it really is worth digging out. Nice little piece (well, not so little) in Rolling Stone this morning about […]

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Uncut wants you to ask Jason Isbell some questions

March 29, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

If you’ve always wondered what Jason Isbell’s favourite colour is, whether he ever wears socks with sandals and who his favourite Hollyoaks character is (now or historical Jason, your choice!) then carpe diem as the saying […]

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Yola Carter announces Scottish dates for June

March 29, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Bristol Americana / country-soul songwriter Yola Carter, voted the AMA UK Artist of the Year 2017, has announced a run of Scottish tour dates. Following a year that saw the release of her debut solo EP […]

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From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

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